VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-1729
A race condition was found the Linux kernel in perf_event_open() which can be exploited by an unprivileged user to gain root privileges.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A race condition was found the Linux kernel in perf_event_open() which can be exploited by an unprivileged user to gain root privileges. The bug allows to build several exploit primitives such as kernel address information leak, arbitrary execution, etc.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-366, CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · netapp/hci baseboard management controller
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ac6487e584a1eb54071dbe1212e05b884136704Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/20/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ac6487e584a1eb54071dbe1212e05b884136704Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0006/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/20/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.